Robot Mapping Antarctic Waters

Nature has a short article on Autosub, a
long range, deep-diving, AUV that will try to map the waters beneath the
Antarctic ice. As part of the Autosub
Under Ice project, the robot sub will map the ocean floor, the
bottom of the ice as well as recording salinity, temperature, and
currents. The researchers believe the mission is dangerous enough that they
give the robot 1 in 4 odds of being lost. You can watch the progress of
the AUV on the expedition
diary website which is updated daily with photos and progress reports.